I suspect mine falls into that category. 4.0 V8, so mathematically it does. Fortunately bigger turbos and some software help tremendously, even if it is just the fastest most comfortable sofa you can buy.
Just went through this with my father in law at OMN. Sunrise wasn't very interested in having him on their ramp for extended periods (2-3 weeks). Flagler was much more friendly/accommodating, and also more convenient in his case.
I can't comment on reliability of the tailbeacon, but does the "transponder recert" (91.413) actually even apply to it? I was under the impression that it did not
I lived about a mile from C17 until a few years ago. Last time I was up there (last fall - after the derecho) there were multiple open hangars supposedly. Obviously I never inquired further, but when I lived up there it seemed like there were almost always a few hangars available.